I was in Montreal around a week ago....was there for just 2 days....and i fell in love with the place! it's a very dynamic city and most of the crowd is young....was in downtown Montreal and everywhere there were young students!law and order is slightly off I'd...

I grew up in Montreal during the reign of Mayor Drapeau. He was a man of vision and he loved his city. He was determined that Montreal was to have an international reputation as a great metropolis. He had Montreal's metro system built. Then he brought Expo 67 to the city. His...

In Canada, once a British colony, as we were - I expect to be spoken to in ENGLISH ! Everyone in PQ learns English in school but a number of people refuse to speak it. I say, if you wont address me in the language of the land, I have NO use for you. I will NEVER visit PQ again.

I planned this trip in my head for months. I was going to use a free fly-anywhere voucher (in the lower 48) so I flew to Vermont (Burlingame) and then drove to Montreal, where I stayed 3 days, then through Ottawa to Toronto and then Niagra Falls (both sides) to end up...

As a general rule, I don't like big cities. But there is something about Montreal that has always been friendly and accepting. Back in my hitchhiking days I'd arrive there from god knows where and could always hop on the Metro and easily make my way to a hostel. Even though...